[May 13, 2013]    

EAST PEORIA -- On Friday and Saturday, the Class A junior high state track and field tournament took place at the EastSide Centre in East Peoria. Several Logan County athletes participated in this prestigious event, making sure our county was well represented. Each and every athlete experienced track and field competition at its finest, and memories were made that will last a lifetime.

Here is a partial list of the Logan County athletes who made the 7A and 8A state meet. Not all the names were available to us at the time of the meet. If parents or coaches wish to submit the names of those who are not listed here, LDN will happily add them to this article.

Chester-East Lincoln:  Michael Chi -- eighth-grade boys 100-meter run, 18th, and long jump, 26th; Austin Vieth -- seventh-grade boys 100-meter run, 14th, and 200-meter run, 16th.

West Lincoln-Broadwell:  eighth-grade boys 4 x 200 relay, 38th; Zach Montcalm -- eighth-boys shot put, 28th; Amber Oliver -- seventh-grade girls 100-meter run, 43rd; Kaelyn Froebe -- seventh-grade girls 400-meter run, 21st; Brianna Lanning -- eighth-grade girls 400-meter run, 41st; Isabelle Stiefvater -- eighth-grade girls 100-meter hurdles, 24th; eighth-grade girls 4 x 200 relay, 32nd; Grace Konczyk -- eighth-grade girls long jump, 18th.

Carroll Catholic:  Jennifer Huynh -- seventh-grade girls 100-meter hurdles, 37th; Aurora Board -- eighth-grade girls 800-meter run, 31st.

Hartsburg-Emden:  Hana McMullen -- seventh-grade girls 200-meter run, 33rd; Lexi Barry -- seventh-grade girls 800- meter run, 29th, and long jump, 32nd; Emme Olson -- seventh-grade girls shot put, 7th.

Mount Pulaski:  Peyton Taylor -- seventh-grade boys discus, 17th, and shot put, 22nd; Skylar Hayes -- seventh-grade girls long jump, 22nd; Maggie Anderson, Shelby Bailey, Skylar Hayes and Fikirte Mott -- seventh-grade girls 4 x 100 relay, 33rd.

Congratulations to each and every state-qualifying athlete from Logan County! And congratulations to nearby Mason City Illini Central for winning the boys' seventh-grade state title and Warrensburg-Latham for finishing fifth in girls' eighth-grade state.

Text by Greg Taylor

Pictures by Rob Siebert
Special thanks to awesome photographer Rob Siebert for a plethora of photos!